Examine China's impact on the world tourism market!Tourism in China is a comprehensive study of tourism and the travel industry in China--past, present, and future. Since joining many of its Asia-Pacific neighbors in identifying tourism as a vehicle for socioeconomic growth and poverty alleviation, China has become the leader in the Asian travel industry, surpassing all forecasts with high and constant growth in international and domestic tourism activity. In fact, the World Trade ...

In the year 2057, the last freelance private investigator, partnered with an experimental A.I. named Harv, solves cases involving androids, future tech wizards, and all sorts of mayhem...When Ona Thompson, a genetically altered superwoman, media darling, and one of the indestructible Thompson Quads, discovers her sister's murdered body, a freelance private investigator who is wired to an experimental A.I. named HARV comes to the rescue.

In 'Christian Collection: Scripture, History, Theology, Spirituality and Fiction,' readers are invited into a rich tapestry of literary genius stretching across centuries and continents. This anthology weaves together an array of themes ranging from spiritual introspection to theological discourse and narrative fiction. The selection features diverse styles, from Dostoevsky's intense narratives to Emerson's transcendental musings, showcasing the vast potential of Christian thought and expe...

The Strength of Faith - Christian Omnibus is a profound anthology that represents a broad spectrum of Christian thought spanning nearly two millennia. This collection juxtaposes the theological rigor of early Church Fathers like St. Augustine and Athanasius of Alexandria with the philosophical inquiries of modern thinkers such as Nietzsche and David Hume. It weaves together diverse literary styles—from the mystical writings of St. Teresa of Ávila to the narrative depth of Dostoevsky and Da...

The Greatest Medieval Romance Novels of All Time gathers chivalric adventure, Arthurian quest, courtly love, crusading encounter, dynastic intrigue, and Gothic enchantment into a capacious history of medievalism. Its range extends from foundational romance and chronicle-inflected prose to nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century historical fiction, allowing legendary landscapes, tournaments, castles, and perilous journeys to appear in markedly different idioms. Arthurian materials, especial...

In this thrilling frontier saga, bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone celebrate an unsung hero of the American West: a humble chuckwagon cook searching for justice—and fighting for his life...Dewey “Mac” McKenzie is wanted for a killing he didn't commit. He saved his hide once by signing on as a cattle drive chuckwagon cook and bolting the territories. Turned out Mac was as good at fixing vittles as he was at dodging bullets. But Mac's enemies are hungry for ...

The Strength of Faith - Christian Omnibus gathers devotional, philosophical, poetic, and narrative works into a sweeping panorama of Christian thought and its enduring questions. From epic visions of heaven and hell to spiritual allegory, sermons, apologetics, mystical instruction, moral essays, and fiction of conversion, the collection situates faith within both literary imagination and theological inquiry. Its range encompasses meditations on grace, conscience, suffering, providence, dou...

Sealed away from public view more than a century at the instruction of their author, Dr John Watson, these three cases of Sherlock Holmes are available here for the first time. Like the earlier volume in this series, each reveals the role Holmes and Watson played in investigating crimes involving actual historical events and prominent personages. "A Grotesquery in Limehouse" explores Holmes' involvement in solving the mutilation and murder of a Belgian businessman near the London docks, a ...

When he boarded the helicopter……Reem didn't know if they were alive.Would he find them?The summer of 1990 started out fine. Reem was about to enter his Junior year, and the architectural degree would put him on track to achieve his 5-year plan. Life in California was different from his childhood as the second son of a Kuwaiti millionaire.He loved USC.August 2, 1990, everything changed.Reem had worked hard to hide his wealth. He just wanted to...

Bobby Chalker had spent a long time alone, meeting Joanne in the supermarket was the start of a love affair that only comes along once in a life time. When that love was snatched away because of the perceived negligence of another person the need for revenge burns brightly. Bobby wanted revenge but had no way of achieving it until an inheritance changes everything, Plans can now be put in place, but in all things there are glitches, Bobby could not for-see the glitches and the problems tha...

His drug addiction behind him, former Boston homicide detective Joe McGuire is now a private investigator for a prominent law firm, filling his days with open-and-shut cases and his nights with an office romance.But when one of the firm’s senior partners is found murdered, McGuire’s gut tells him that the killing is linked to a missing person McGuire recently tracked down. His instincts as keen as ever, McGuire quickly uncovers a web of deceit with an unscrupulous con-man at the ce...

Malcolm Laughton is stoned. No, not like you think. He brought back a small stone while on a dirt bike ride in the desert foothills. This isn't just any stone--you might say it's got baggage. It has already changed Malcolm's life in scary and wonderful ways, and whether it improves our world or destroys it depends on Malcolm.